Sabrosa Share "Sure Pow" B/W "Tangerine Shot" 7-inch & Digital Single Full of Tributes, References & Allusions to The Beastie Boys (Rocafort Records)

Beastie Boys "Sure Shot" 12-inch UK promo, 1994 (SOURCE: Discogs)

"Sabrosa pays tribute to the Beastie Boys with two instro-mental cuts that borrow elements from "Sure Shot" out of their classic album, Ill Communication. "Sure Pow" is a great fuzzy, wah-wah guitar Grant Green-on-steroids soundtrack approach to "Pow" from Check Your Head, while "Tangerine Shot' is a cover of "Suco de Tangerina," an instrumental track out of their The Mix-Up LP that takes a twist into Dub [territory]... pure fiyah!" explains a press release. Recorded at Croak Studio (Madrid) by Joaquín Rodriguez. Mixed by Santi Martín and produced by Sabrosa. Mastering by Doug Krebs. Sabrosa's current line-up includes Javi Skunk on drums, Joako Rodriguez on percussion, Santi "Sweetfingers" Martín on bass, Lucas de Mulder on guitar, and Gabri Casanova on Hammond organ and clavinet.

There's quite a bit to unpack here, but both of these songs are definitely Beasties-indebted and you can tell Sabrosa are true Beastie Boys fans. As mentioned above this release, is chock-full of Beastie Boys references and musical allusions; even the band's name itself, Sabrosa, is a not-so-subtle reference to "Sabrosa" from Ill Communication. The Beasties once sampled stand-up comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley on "Sure Shot," who quipped, "ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah... yes, indeed, it's fun time" and she sure was right. So, if you wanna "come and rock the sure shot," head on over to Rocafort Records' Bandcamp page and order your very own copy of Sabrosa's "Sure Pow" B/W "Tangerine Shot" on 7-inch vinyl. It's also available digitally, as well. Stay tuned for continued offerings of straight heat from the Barcelona, Spain-based imprint.

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